STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford senior middle blocker Conrad Kaminski and former Cardinal All-American Brian Cook will compete on the U.S. Pan American Men’s Volleyball Team, which kicks-off competition today in Toronto, Canada.
The U.S. opens the games against Puerto Rico on Friday, July 17 at 12:30 p.m. PT. Action can be seen on ESPN3. The squad will then face Mexico on Sunday, July 19 at 6 p.m. PT before wrapping up pool play against Canada on Tuesday, July 21 at 4 p.m. PT.
The quarterfinals will take place on Wednesday, July 22, the semifinals will be played on Friday, July 24 and the medal rounds will wrap-up the games on Sunday, July 26.
Kaminski, a two-time All-American out of New Berlin, Wisconsin, was a late add to the roster, which includes 10 players out of the MPSF. Cook, a two-time first team All-American, graduated from Stanford in 2014. He has continued his volleyball career playing professionally in Greece last year before making his way to the Italian pro-league for the upcoming season.
U.S. Pan American Games Men’s Volleyball Team Roster
Taylor Averill (MB, 6-7, San Jose, Calif., University of Hawaii)
Michael Brinkley (L, 5-10, Huntington Beach, Calif., University of California – Irvine)
Cody Caldwell (OH, 6-7, Newport Beach, Calif., Loyola University – Chicago)
Brian Cook (OH, 6-6, Santa Cruz, Calif., Stanford University)
TJ DeFalco (OH, 6-5, Huntington Beach, Calif., Long Beach State University)
Kris Johnson (MB, 6-11, Long Beach, Calif., California Baptist University)
Conrad Kaminski (MB, 6-8, New Berlin, Wis., Stanford University)
Zach La Cavera (OPP, 6-5, Huntington Beach, Calif., University of California – Irvine)
AJ Nally (L, 6-5, Rochester, N.Y., Springfield College)
Ben Patch (OPP, 6-8, Provo, Utah, Brigham Young University)
Jonah Seif (S, 6-6, Thousand Oaks, Calif., University of California – Santa Barbara)
Mitch Stahl (MB, 6-8, Chambersburg, Pa., University of California – Los Angeles)
Matt West (S, 6-6, Seattle, Wash., Pepperdine University)
Schedule
July 17 vs. Puerto Rico 12:30 p.m. PT (ESPN3)
July 19 vs. Mexico 6 p.m. PT
July 21 vs. Canada 4 p.m. PT
July 22 Quarterfinals
July 24 Semifinals
July 26 Medal Rounds
